Movie Comparison: When a Stranger Calls (2006) vs. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

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  When a Stranger
Calls
Where the
Wild Things
Are
Domestic Release Date Feb 3, 2006Oct 16, 2009
Production Budget $15,000,000$100,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,9993,735
Maximum Theaters 3,0043,735
Theatrical Engagements 12,40819,179
Domestic Opening Weekend $21,607,203$32,695,407
Domestic Box Office $47,860,214$77,233,467
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$78,768,404$110,962,841
International Box Office $19,355,221$21,890,189
Worldwide Box Office $67,215,435$99,123,656
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  When a Stranger
Calls
Where the
Wild Things
Are
1st Friday $9,011,231 /
$9,011,231
$12,077,282 /
$12,077,282
1st Saturday $9,819,847 /
$18,831,078
$12,335,551 /
$24,342,833
1st Sunday $2,776,125 /
$21,607,203
$8,282,574 /
$32,625,407
1st Monday $977,380 /
$22,584,583
$1,974,279 /
$34,599,686
1st Tuesday $828,993 /
$23,413,576
$1,757,127 /
$36,426,813
1st Wednesday $697,516 /
$24,111,092
$1,566,443 /
$37,993,256
1st Thursday $735,310 /
$24,846,402
$1,546,319 /
$39,539,575
2nd Friday $3,235,539 /
$28,081,941
$4,344,010 /
$43,883,585
2nd Saturday $4,108,073 /
$32,190,014
$6,130,231 /
$50,013,816
2nd Sunday $1,768,208 /
$33,958,222
$3,545,165 /
$53,558,981
2nd Monday $480,844 /
$34,439,066
$832,457 /
$54,391,438
2nd Tuesday $1,038,778 /
$35,477,844
$845,364 /
$55,236,802
2nd Wednesday $342,575 /
$35,820,419
$715,018 /
$55,951,820
2nd Thursday $457,537 /
$36,277,956
$767,142 /
$56,718,962
3rd Friday $1,502,153 /
$37,780,109
$1,948,875 /
$58,667,837
3rd Saturday $2,049,467 /
$39,829,576
$1,684,455 /
$60,352,292
3rd Sunday $1,458,579 /
$41,288,155
$2,298,087 /
$62,650,379
3rd Monday $814,195 /
$42,102,350
$578,371 /
$63,228,750
3rd Tuesday $303,308 /
$42,405,658
$713,234 /
$63,941,984
3rd Wednesday $270,425 /
$42,676,083
$508,292 /
$64,450,276
3rd Thursday $281,276 /
$42,957,359
$593,059 /
$65,043,335
4th Friday $847,688 /
$43,805,047
$1,187,850 /
$66,231,185
4th Saturday - /
-
$1,867,001 /
$68,098,186
4th Sunday - /
-
$1,122,398 /
$69,220,584
4th Monday - /
-
$257,076 /
$69,477,660
4th Tuesday - /
-
$368,132 /
$69,845,792
4th Wednesday - /
-
$918,150 /
$70,763,942
4th Thursday - /
-
$258,331 /
$71,022,273
5th Friday - /
-
$628,772 /
$71,651,045
5th Saturday - /
-
$1,109,569 /
$72,760,614
5th Sunday - /
-
$679,799 /
$73,440,413
5th Monday - /
-
$143,167 /
$73,583,580
5th Tuesday - /
-
$133,012 /
$73,716,592
5th Wednesday - /
-
$133,489 /
$73,850,081
5th Thursday - /
-
$127,218 /
$73,977,299
6th Friday - /
-
$163,444 /
$74,140,743
6th Saturday - /
-
$301,573 /
$74,442,316
6th Sunday - /
-
$223,043 /
$74,665,359
6th Monday - /
-
$79,251 /
$74,744,610
6th Tuesday - /
-
$98,167 /
$74,842,777
6th Wednesday - /
-
$69,885 /
$74,912,662
6th Thursday - /
-
$58,140 /
$74,970,802
7th Friday - /
-
$161,261 /
$75,132,063
7th Saturday - /
-
$150,232 /
$75,282,295
7th Sunday - /
-
$86,913 /
$75,369,208
7th Monday - /
-
$19,990 /
$75,389,198
7th Tuesday - /
-
$22,095 /
$75,411,293
7th Wednesday - /
-
$19,442 /
$75,430,735
7th Thursday - /
-
$19,588 /
$75,450,323
8th Friday - /
-
$32,910 /
$75,483,233
8th Saturday - /
-
$52,456 /
$75,535,689
8th Sunday - /
-
$39,652 /
$75,575,341
8th Monday - /
-
$11,325 /
$75,586,666
8th Tuesday - /
-
$12,797 /
$75,599,463
8th Wednesday - /
-
$10,804 /
$75,610,267
8th Thursday - /
-
$12,856 /
$75,623,123
9th Friday - /
-
$19,799 /
$75,642,922
9th Saturday - /
-
$31,948 /
$75,674,870
9th Sunday - /
-
$23,318 /
$75,698,188
9th Monday - /
-
$7,929 /
$75,706,117
9th Tuesday - /
-
$9,812 /
$75,715,929
9th Wednesday - /
-
$7,946 /
$75,723,875
9th Thursday - /
-
$9,175 /
$75,733,050
10th Friday - /
-
$14,702 /
$75,747,752
10th Saturday - /
-
$22,021 /
$75,769,773
10th Sunday - /
-
$19,913 /
$75,789,686
10th Monday - /
-
$13,987 /
$75,803,673
10th Tuesday - /
-
$16,304 /
$75,819,977
10th Wednesday - /
-
$13,859 /
$75,833,836
10th Thursday - /
-
$7,417 /
$75,841,253
  When a Stranger
Calls
Where the
Wild Things
Are
Opening Weekend $21,607,203 /
$21,607,203
$32,695,407 /
$32,695,407
2nd Weekend $9,111,820 /
$33,958,222
$14,019,406 /
$53,558,981
3rd Weekend $5,010,199 /
$41,288,155
$5,931,417 /
$62,650,379
4th Weekend $2,512,662 /
$45,470,021
$4,177,249 /
$69,220,584
5th Weekend $1,112,341 /
$47,064,026
$2,418,140 /
$73,440,413
6th Weekend $320,481 /
$47,607,572
$688,060 /
$74,665,359
7th Weekend $145,492 /
$47,860,214
$398,406 /
$75,369,208
8th Weekend - /
-
$125,018 /
$75,575,341
9th Weekend - /
-
$75,065 /
$75,698,188
10th Weekend - /
-
$56,636 /
$75,789,686
11th Weekend - /
-
$197,658 /
$76,038,911
12th Weekend - /
-
$264,512 /
$76,566,491
13th Weekend - /
-
$171,676 /
$76,826,594
14th Weekend - /
-
$101,481 /
$76,979,401
15th Weekend - /
-
$70,969 /
$77,105,362
16th Weekend - /
-
$49,634 /
$77,175,874
17th Weekend - /
-
$30,848 /
$77,222,184
18th Weekend - /
-
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-
19th Weekend - /
-
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-
20th Weekend - /
-
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-
  When a Stranger
Calls
Where the
Wild Things
Are
Opening Week $24,846,402 /
$24,846,402
$39,539,575 /
$39,539,575
2nd Week $11,431,554 /
$36,277,956
$17,179,387 /
$56,718,962
3rd Week $6,679,403 /
$42,957,359
$8,324,373 /
$65,043,335
4th Week $2,994,326 /
$45,951,685
$5,978,938 /
$71,022,273
5th Week $1,335,406 /
$47,287,091
$2,955,026 /
$73,977,299
6th Week $427,631 /
$47,714,722
$993,503 /
$74,970,802
7th Week $145,492 /
$47,860,214
$479,521 /
$75,450,323
8th Week - /
-
$172,800 /
$75,623,123
9th Week - /
-
$109,927 /
$75,733,050
10th Week - /
-
$108,203 /
$75,841,253
11th Week - /
-
$460,726 /
$76,301,979
12th Week - /
-
$352,939 /
$76,654,918
13th Week - /
-
$223,002 /
$76,877,920
14th Week - /
-
$156,473 /
$77,034,393
15th Week - /
-
$91,847 /
$77,126,240
16th Week - /
-
$65,096 /
$77,191,336
17th Week - /
-
$42,131 /
$77,233,467
18th Week - /
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19th Week - /
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20th Week - /
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Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.